Fantastic Fest Unveils 2026 Lineup with World Premieres and Genre Favorites

The 21st edition of Fantastic Fest is set to open with the world premiere of Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil', an adaptation of the popular video game series. The film, produced by TriStar Pictures, Constantin Film, and Davis Films, stars Austin Abrams and is directed by Cregger, who previously directed the Oscar-winning film 'Weapons'.

The festival's lineup features a diverse range of genre films, including world premieres of Chroma's 'Play House' and Shudder's 'The Cycle', as well as North American premieres of Bleecker Street's 'Victorian Psycho' and Shudder's 'Bloody Tennis'. The U.S. premieres include Prime Video's new series 'Carrie' from Mike Flanagan and Independent Film Company & Shudder's 'River'.

Director Walter Hill will be honored with a special award for his contributions to genre film, and a special screening of his neo-Western action thriller 'Extreme Prejudice' will follow, along with a conversation with Hill.

Here is a selection of the films in the Fantastic Fest 2026 lineup:

| Film | Director | Country | Premiere | Length | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Beware Boiúna | Mike P. Nelson | USA | World Premiere | 104 min | | The Birthday Party | Léa Mysius | France | North American Premiere | 114 min | | The Blood Countess | Ulrike Ottinger | Austria, Germany, Luxembourg | North American Premiere | 119 min | | Bloody Tennis | Nikias Chryssos | Germany | North American Premiere | 90 min | | Carrie | Mike Flanagan | Canada, USA | US Premiere | 101 min | | Cinema Recomposed: Silent Monsters | Various | USA | World Premiere | 65 min | | Compliance | Kyle Mangione-Smith | USA | North American Premiere | 104 min | | Corpus | Corrin Evans | USA | US Premiere | 102 min | | The Cycle | Jordan Downey | USA | World Premiere | 111 min | | Death Has No Master | Miroslav Terzić | Venezuela, Canada, Italy, Luxembourg | North American Premiere | 106 min | | Death of a Yellow Bird | Cody Calahan | Canada | World Premiere | 93 min | | Dog God | Ing K | Thailand | International Premiere | 110 min | | Donkey Princess | Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña | Chile, France, Netherlands, Uruguay, Germany | North American Premiere | 90 min | | Extreme Prejudice | Walter Hill | USA | Special Presentation | 105 min |

The festival will take place from September 17-24, 2026, at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX.